Synonyms for tun

Most common

ton · long ton · cask · drunkard

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

smidge, relish, modicum

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)

Forms

Plural

tuns → casks, tons, sponges, drunkards…

Example sentences

• ton Sami offered Layla a shit ton of money to do that.
• cask Tom has a four-litre cask of cheap wine in his fridge.
• drunkard He repeatedly bashed the drunkard with his stick.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

ton¹

4 letters

cask¹

6 letters

sponge¹

8 letters

drunkard²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (drunkard² = 2 syllables).